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Information Quality Applied: Best Practices for Improving Business Information, Processes and Systems
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Information Quality Applied: Best Practices for Improving Business Information, Processes and Systems

by Larry P. English
October 2009
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
839 pages
29h 16m
English
Wiley
Content preview from Information Quality Applied: Best Practices for Improving Business Information, Processes and Systems
Chapter 11 n IQ Applied to Supply Chain Management 517
INACCURATE SUPPLIER
INFORMATION
ROOT CAUSE
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
Define with your Customers a common Supplier
■n
Product Information Definition Process that
increases clear and correct definitions.
Provide
■n
training to Suppliers to help them under-
stand your needs for Information about their
Products and Materials.
Provide
■n
benefits back to Trade Partners for imple-
menting Process Improvements and higher IQ levels,
including providing Value-Added Information back.
“Do” Implement Supplier Product Process Improvements in a Controlled
way to Study Effectiveness (TIQM Step P4.3)
First define Improvements to your internal Product Information process and
implement it in a controlled way to record the results to study the impact of
the Improvements.
The goal of this Improvement is to ensure your internal and external Customers
clearly understand what they need to know to apply your Information about your
Products and Materials. After a successful trial internally, turn to two or three
of your Suppliers and help them implement this in a controlled way to test it
for their own Demand.
Check and Study Impact of the Process Improvements on the Supplier
Product Information Process and its Results (TIQM Step P4.4)
In this process step you study the effectiveness of the Improvements on Supplier
Product Information Clarity and Accuracy ...
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